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  • RobecoSAM urges investors to review electric utility sector

    24 July 2017

    Electric utilities "are no longer the safe, defensive investment instruments of yesteryear," RobecoSAM has warned investors.

  • Foresight purchases second UK battery storage facility

    24 July 2017

    UK-based investment manager Foresight has acquired a 10MW battery storage project, adding to its expansion in the sector after the purchase last month of a 35MW facility in north-east England.

  • Swiss Re dives into coral reef insurance in Mexico

    24 July 2017

    Covers commercially important resource on Caribbean coast

  • Luxembourg reserve pension fund plans green bond fund

    21 July 2017

    Luxembourg pension reserve fund Fonds de Compensation (FDC) plans to launch a pair of sub-funds, for green bonds and 'positive impact' equities, respectively.

  • Financial regulators already have powers to oversee climate risk, says ex-Bank of England director

    21 July 2017

    Financial regulators in Europe can oversee the way companies are dealing with climate risk without changing any laws, Paul Fisher, a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee said.

  • Renewables investment firm Cubico appoints chief executive

    21 July 2017

    Cubico Sustainable Investments has appointed Stephen Riley as its chief executive. Riley had since January been a non-executive director at the company.

  • NRG yieldco sell-off 'unlikely' to spark bidding war

    21 July 2017

    A bidding war is unlikely in NRG Energy's sale of up to 100% of its stake in yieldco NRG Yield, even if strong interest exists, a financial analyst has said.

  • Nine UK pension funds to adopt much of EAPF's responsible investment strategy

    20 July 2017

    A newly created pool of ten UK Local Government Pension Scheme Funds, with total assets of £27.5 billion ($35.9 billion), will extend much of the Environment Agency Pension Fund's (EAPF) responsible investment strategy across its funds.

  • Oversubscribed Greencoat Renewables IPO raises €270m

    20 July 2017

    Investment company Greencoat Renewables has raised €270 million from its initial public offering, a result of "heavy demand" for its shares.

  • EcoAct snaps up Carbon Clear

    19 July 2017

    EcoAct, a Paris-based climate change advisory firm, has acquired Carbon Clear of the UK for an undisclosed sum.